Representatives of the genus Allium L. in the collection of the botanical garden VILAR

Abstract

The onion genus (Allium L.) is the largest in the Amaryllidaceae family. Representatives of this genus are well known as food, vitamin, fodder, melliferous, medicinal and ornamental plants. The collection of the Botanical Garden VILAR contains 19 representatives of the genus: Allium altaicum Pall., A. angulosum L., A. caeruleum Pall., A. decipiens Fisch. ex Schult. et Schult. f., A. fistulosum L., A. flavescens Besser, A. ledebourianum Schult. et Schult. f., A. nutans L., A. obliquum L., A. paradoxum (M. B.) G. Don, A. rosenorum R. M. Fritsch, A. sacculiferum Maxim., A. sativum L., A. schoenoprasum L., A. senescens L., A. stipitatum Regel, A. tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng., A. ursinum L., A. victorialis L., belonging to 8 subgenera and 14 sections. Most species have been in the collection for over 20 years. Three species (A. altaicum, A. paradoxum, A. stipitatum) are included in the Red Lists of Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The species in the collection completely go through the annual phenological cycle, are winter-hardy, and are not affected by diseases and pests. Nine species have regular spontaneous reproduction.